Pink Angelfish Fin

[jaycies]

My female angelfish developed this weird pink "growth" at the edge of her fin that has been there for months. It changes shape, or rather length, and one time even had a 1-inch red "string" hanging from it, which prompty fell off. I treated the tank for fin rot twice with no change. She acts normal and I believe this has been there for six months now.

If I didn't know better, I'd think her food flake attached itself to the end of her fin as that is what it looks like!! (I know it isn't that; just the same color as her food.)

 

[AstonN24vantage]

which fin? dorsal fin?

 

[WILDER]

Size of tank in gallons or litres.
How many fish and which type.
Water stats in ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph.

The growth on the fish does it resemble a cauliflower.
Does the growth look hard or soft liked filled with fluid.
Any whiteness to the pink growth.
Did the growth just suddenly appear.
Do you feed bloodworms.
Did the red string resemble a parasite. Did the string have a y shaped tail.
Any signs of excess mucas on the fins or body.
Any signs of flicking and rubbing, or darting.
Hows the fish breathing.
Any red sores or red pierce marks on the fish body.
Any red streaking in the fins.
Whjat does it look like when the fish goes to the toilet.
Is the anus enlarged or red and inflamed.
Does the fish look skinny or bloated.

 

[WILDER]

Here some info on anchor worm.

Anchor Worm (a.k.a. Lernaea)

[color="666699"]Symptoms:

Infected fish can be seen with whitish red worm-like threads, about � inch long. Trailing at the rear of female parasites are two long, tube-like egg sacs. The parasites can be found anywhere on the body of the fish, including the eyes, gills and fins. Raised ulcers may appear at the site of attachment. Consequently, secondary bacterial infections may occur. The tale-tale sign that your fish is infected will be if you notice it rubbing or scraping against objects in the aquarium. It does this in an effort to remove the parasite.

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[color="666699"]Cause:

The parasitic crustacean Lernaea. Lernaea burrow into the muscle and gill tissue of fish, often times reaching as deeply as the internal organs, causing severe damage. Heavy infestations can cause significant weight loss and death.

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[color="666699"]Treatment:

You should kill all visible worms by dabbing them with a cotton swab, dipped in Potassium Permanganate or an anti-parasitic medication. Then you should carefully remove them from the fish with tweezers. You should kill the parasites before removing them because if they have burrowed deeply, removing them alive could cause the fish pain and significant physical damage. Once you�ve removed the parasite, you should then dab the wounds with Methylene Blue to prevent secondary bacterial infections from occurring. It is highly recommended that you feed the fish with medicated food. The tank will also need to be treated to kill any unseen, free-swimming juvenile parasites. You can use Fluke Tabs, Clout, Paragon or Trifon for this.[/color]

 

[jaycies]

Size of tank in gallons or litres.

I'll try to answer as many of these questions as I can at the moment and then might need to get back to you on some of the others.

How many fish and which type.

20 gallon, 7 fish.

Water stats in ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph.

The growth on the fish does it resemble a cauliflower.

Maybe?

Does the growth look hard or soft liked filled with fluid.

Definitely soft although not filled with water. Sort of looks like a feather waving in the breeze.

Any whiteness to the pink growth.

Not really.

Did the growth just suddenly appear.

Yes.

Do you feed bloodworms.

No.

Did the red string resemble a parasite. Did the string have a y shaped tail.

No, no y shaped tail.

Any signs of excess mucas on the fins or body.

None.

Any signs of flicking and rubbing, or darting.

No.

Hows the fish breathing.

Seems normal.

Any red sores or red pierce marks on the fish body.

No.

Any red streaking in the fins.

No.

Whjat does it look like when the fish goes to the toilet.

Is the anus enlarged or red and inflamed.

No?

Does the fish look skinny or bloated.

No. All other fish, who I have had for several years, look fine as well.

 

[WILDER]

Is it possible to load a pic onto the site of the growth.

Cauliflower growths can be viral lymthocystis.

Best to isolate fish with lumps and bumps incase they burst and infect the tank.

The growth could be anything from lymthocystis, tumour, bacterial.
The red string thing throwing me as that could of been a parasite.

 

[jaycies]

Is it possible to load a pic onto the site of the growth.

Cauliflower growths can be viral lymthocystis.

Best to isolate fish with lumps and bumps incase they burst and infect the tank.

The growth could be anything from lymthocystis, tumour, bacterial.
The red string thing throwing me as that could of been a parasite.

So far I haven't been able to upload a picture but am going to keep trying. I did get some good pictures.

 

[jaycies]

Is it possible to load a pic onto the site of the growth.

Cauliflower growths can be viral lymthocystis.

Best to isolate fish with lumps and bumps incase they burst and infect the tank.

The growth could be anything from lymthocystis, tumour, bacterial.
The red string thing throwing me as that could of been a parasite.

So far I haven't been able to upload a picture but am going to keep trying. I did get some good pictures.

 

[WILDER]

Can you enlarge the pic abit more so get a better view of the growth.


it could be bacterial, tumour, lymthocystis.

The fish needs isolating.

 

[jaycies]

Here it is, a bit bigger. I'm going to post another picture as well. Let me know if it's easier to see. =)

 

[jaycies]

Here's maybe a better view. This has been ongoing with getting smaller, then bigger, then almost not there, then smaller, for six months.

 

[WILDER]

All you can do is isolate the fish and try a bacterial med.
If it's a tumour the med won't help.
Plenty of water changes on main tank.

Read up on lymthocystis just in case.

 

[jaycies]

All you can do is isolate the fish and try a bacterial med.
If it's a tumour the med won't help.
Plenty of water changes on main tank.

Read up on lymthocystis just in case.

Thank you for all your help! I really appreciate it.

Can you recommend a bacterial medication? And if it's a tumor, what happens next? Can I lose the fish because of it? (I know that this is not an absolute.)

 

[WILDER]

What country do you live in? It helps with suggesting a med.

 

[jaycies]

What country do you live in? It helps with suggesting a med.

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I'm in the United States